Each subscription includes all reports listed below.
Monthly Production & Sales by End Use Reports
Production data and sales breakdown by resin into end-use markets. Data is presented for current month and year-to-date, and compares each to the previous year. Published for LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, EPS, PVC, Nylon, Isocyanates, Polyether Polyols, Epoxy, Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (quarterly only).
Monthly Preliminary Production & Sales Reports
Production, total sales and exports. Data is presented for the current month, and is typically published within 10 business days following month-end. Published for LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, EPS, PVC.
Capacity Reports
Annualized capacity figures for the current period. Published monthly for PP; quarterly for LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE; semi-annually for PS and EPS; annually for Nylon, PVC.
Inventory Reports
Includes opening and/or closing inventory data for the current period. Published monthly for PP, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE; quarterly for PS, EPS, PVC.
Major Markets Report
Annual sales by resin into broad markets such as Packaging, Consumer and Institutional, Transportation, Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic, and other markets. Published for LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, PS PVC, Nylon, Epoxy.
Historical Reports
Resin production and sales data are available electronically from 2000; hard copy reports are available from 1971. Call ACC for details on pricing discounts.
Report Distribution and Resale
All reports are copyrighted. When ACC data is referenced, proper and adequate credit should be given to this copyrighted property using the following attribution: “ACC Plastics Industry Producers’ Statistics Group (PIPS), as compiled by Veris Consulting, Inc.” Subscribers who wish to reproduce or resell any of the data from these reports or incorporate any of the data in material prepared for use by another individual or organization are permitted to do so with attribution. However, subscribers that are trade associations who wish to reproduce or resell any of the data from these reports or incorporate any of the data in material prepared for use by another individual or organization shall not do so without the express written permission of ACC.
NOTE: Resin reports for nylon are currently suspended.
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